Ruth 4:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So all the elders and the people who were near the city gates said, “We are witnesses to all of this. And may the Lord bless this woman who is coming into your home to be like Rachel and Leah. They are the ones who had many children to make the people of Israel strong. And may you become powerful in the tribe of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem!

Cross References

Genesis 29:32

Leah gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben. She named him this because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. My husband does not love me. So now maybe my husband will love me.”

Matthew 2:6

‘Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are important among the rulers of Judah. Yes, a ruler will come from you, and that ruler will lead Israel, my people.’” Micah 5:2

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are the smallest town in Judah. Your family is almost too small to count, but the “Ruler of Israel” will come from you to rule for me. His beginnings are from ancient times, from long, long ago.

Psalm 132:6

We heard about this in Ephrathah. We found the Box of the Agreement at Kiriath Jearim.

Ruth 1:2

The man’s wife was named Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. They were from the Ephrathah family of Bethlehem in Judah. The family traveled to the hill country of Moab and stayed there.

Deuteronomy 25:9

then his brother’s wife must come to him in front of the leaders. She must take his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. She must say, ‘This is being done to the man who will not give his brother a son!’

Genesis 24:60

While Rebekah was leaving they said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of millions of people, and may your descendants defeat their enemies and take their cities.”

Proverbs 14:1

A wise woman makes her home what it should be, but the home of a foolish woman is destroyed by her own actions.

Genesis 23:10

Ephron was sitting there among the people. He answered Abraham,

Genesis 29:25

In the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah he had slept with, and he said to Laban, “You have tricked me. I worked hard for you so that I could marry Rachel. Why did you trick me?”

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is a respected member of the city council, where he meets with the other leaders.

Genesis 29:16

Now Laban had two daughters. The older was Leah and the younger was Rachel.

Genesis 35:23

His firstborn son was Reuben, whose mother was Leah. Jacob’s other sons by Leah were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 35:24

His sons by Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

Deuteronomy 25:7

If the man does not want to take his brother’s wife, she must go to the town meeting place and tell the leaders, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to keep his brother’s name alive in Israel. He will not do the duty of a husband’s brother to me.’

1 Kings 21:8

Then Jezebel wrote some letters. She signed Ahab’s name to them and used his seal to seal the letters. Then she sent them to the elders and important men who lived in the same town as Naboth.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the founder of Beth Gader.

Jeremiah 32:10

I signed the deed and had a copy of the deed sealed up. I got some men to witness what I had done, and I weighed out the silver on the scales.